background: ticks are hematophagous arthropod belonging to the class of arachnids. ticks are also one of the major vectors of pathogens to animal and human. this study was conducted to determine tick infestation rate of sheep in abdanan during 2007 – 2008. methods: sampling was performed seasonally in 19 villages during spring 2007 until winter 2008. a total of 1095 sheep were selected and test...

Hyaloma spp. has been described as the most abundant species that transmitted ovine piroplasms in Fars province. The traditional methods of diagnosis infected ticks vectors are based on morphological characteristics that have some problems. The best methods for detection and characterization of the protozoan parasites in ticks are the molecular biological methods. The aim of this study was to s...

A total number of 450 blood samples were collected from 45 different randomly selected cattle herds. Light microscopic examination of blood smears revealed Babesia spp. infection in 4.2%, while 8.9% of blood samples were positive using PCR. Upon multiplex-PCR (mPCR), B. bigemina and B. bovis infections were detected in 37/40 (92.5%) and 3/40 (7.5%) samples, respective...

The current study was aimed to corelates the association of different risk factors with tick infestation rate in livestock (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat) population district Faisalabad. Ticks were collected through standard collection protocols, identified under stereomicroscope. Overall, 54%, 50%, 50% and 49 % reported from species higher prevalence observed tehsil Tandlianwala (72%, 65%, 70% ...

Bingöl, bitki çe?itlili?i konusunda çal??malar?n oldukça yetersiz oldu?u bir ildir. Bu ara?t?rmada, Bingöl Çapakçur Vadisi Bu?daygil (Poaceae) familyas? floras? verilmi?tir. Tespit edilen taksonlar?n yay?l??lar? ile Türkiye ve kom?u ülke floralar?nda verilen betimlemelere göre 26 taksonda varyasyon belirlenmi?tir. taksonlardan özellikle Alopecurus arundinaceus türünde stolon yap?s?n?n bulunmas?...